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ge-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten.

to sitsit downsettleleanreclinesĕdēreconsīdĕrediscumbĕreto occupypossessinhabitpossĭdērehăbĭtāre

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to sit, sit down, settle, lean, recline; sĕdēre, consīdĕre, discumbĕre Ic gesitte I sit, Exon. 73 a; Th. 272, 6; Jul. 495. Hí gesittaþ him on gesundum þingum they sit in sound condition, 89 b; Th. 337, 1; Gn. Ex. 58. He wið earm gesæt he leaned on his

Linked entry: ge-setenness

betǽcan

(v.)

to entrustguidanceto hand overpaygiveto assigndestineyield toto direct

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Add: to entrust, commit to a person for safe keeping, guidance, &c. Ic betiæce committo (Dei mei potestati), An. Ox. 3395. Hwá betǽhð (credit) eów ꝥ eower ys ?, Lk. 16, 11. Eádmund betǽhte Glæstingaberi S. Dúnstáne, Chr. 943 ; P.111, note 19.

ge-wrixl

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Add: change from one thing to another Gemǽte gewrixl apta uicissitudo (quamvis credatur: 'Insurrexerunt . . .' . . . apta uicissitudo sequatur: 'Credo . . .,' Ald. 59, 34), An. Ox. 4272. <b>I a.</b> change of condition :-- Ꝥ is gewrixles

apostol

(n.)
Grammar
apostol, es; m: also like the Lat. Apostolus; g. -i; m.

One sentan apostleapostolus

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One sent, an apostle; apostolus [ = ἀπόστολος, ἀπό from, στέλλω to send] Se eádiga apostol Simon the blessed apostle Simon, Homl. Th. ii. 492, 7. He apostolas geceás, ðæt sind ǽrendracan he chose apostles, that are messengers, Ælfc. T. 26, 17. Ðá gesáwon

Linked entry: postol

DRINC

(n.)
Grammar
DRINC, drync, es; m: drinca, an; m: drince, an; f.

DRINK, a drink, draught potus, haustus

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DRINK, a drink, draught; potus, haustus Mín blód ys drinc sanguis meus est potus, Jn. Bos. 6, 55. Ic ofþyrsted wæs gǽstes drinces I was thirsty for the soul's drink, Exon. 98 a; Th. 369, 15; Seel. 41. Hér gefór Harþacnut swá ðæt he æt his drince stód

Linked entries: drænc drync dryngc

Hwiccas

(n.)
Grammar
Hwiccas, Hwicceas, and Hwiccan [?] or [?] Hwicce [cf. Seaxe]; pl.
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The people of a small state which extended over Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, and part of Warwickshire Ðæt is geseted in Huicca mægþe in ðære stówe ðe mon háteþ Weogernaceaster it is situated in the province of the Hwiccas, in the place that is called

Linked entries: Hwinca Hwyccas Hiccas

or-wéne

(adj.)
Grammar
or-wéne, adj.
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with gen. not having ground for hope, without hope, despairing Biþ orwéne ðæt hé ne mǽge ða bóte áberan desperet posse se emendationem perferre, L. Ecg. P. i. 4; Th. ii. 172, 23. Hé wearþ his lífes orwéne. Homl. Th. i. 86, 28. Hé læg his lífes orwéne

Linked entries: wéne orenum

bold

a dwellinga town

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Add: a dwelling Þǽr wæs ðá kyninges bold (uilla regia), hét Eádwine þǽr cyrican timbrian, on Donafelda, þá þá hǽðenan mid ealle þí bolde [boðle, v. l.] forbærndon . . . For ðám þá æftercyningas him bold (uillam) worhton on ðám lande þe Loides hátte,

háte

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Substitute: of the sun, hotly, hot. cf. hát; 1 Of heofnum háte scíneð þeós beorhte sunne, Gen. 810. Þonne sunne hátost scíneð, Ph. 209. Ðonne þǽre sunnan scíma hátast scínþ, Bt. 5, 2 ; F. 10, 29. of glowing iron. Cf. hát; 2 Lecgað ðá ísenan clútas háte

hæslen

(adj.)
Grammar
hæslen, adj.

Of hazel

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Of hazel Genim æt fruman hæslenne sticcan oððe ellenne wrít ðínne naman on ásleah þrý scearpan on gefylle mid ðý blóde ðone naman weorp ofer eaxle on yrnende wæter and stand ofer ðone man ða scearpan ásleá ðæt eall swíginde gedó take, to begin with,

sweotolung

(n.)
Grammar
sweotolung, e; f.
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a manifestation Ðes freólsdæg (Epiphany) is Godes swutelung gecweden, Homl. Th. i. 104, 29. an explanation, definition Ásmeáde swutelunge elucubratam definitionem (manifestationem). Hpt. Gl. 522, 47. a declaration, setting forth, exposition, shewing Hér

sund

(n.)
Grammar
sund, es; n.
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power of swimming Hé sealde ðám fixum sund and ðám fugelum fliht, Homl. Th. i. 16, 7: Hexam. 8; Norm. 14, 10. Dol biþ se ðe gǽþ on deóp wæter, se ðe sund nafaþ, ne gesegled scip, Salm. Kmbl. 449; Sal. 225. [Heore ( fishes ) sund is awemmed, Laym. 21326

eorl

a hero

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Add: a man of rank or gentle birth Eorl herus, An. Ox. 53, 6. Weorðscipes wyrðe, ǽlc be his mǽðe, eorl and ceorl, þegen and þeóden, Ll. Th. i. 190, 13. Gif wið eorles birele man geligeð .xii. scill. gebéte. Gif wið ceorles birelan man geligeð .vi. scillingum

feormian

(v.)

to maintainfosterto feast

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Dele II, take III. separately, and add: to maintain, foster Feormat, broedeth fovet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 79. Brédeþ, feormaþ fovit, 35, 74. Feormeþ fomet, 150, 8. Brond . . . fealo líg feormað flammam parturit ipse calor, Ph. 218. Fúl náwár friðian ne

hearm

evilan evilinjurya calamitygriefafflictioncalumnya calumny

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Add: evil, physical or otherwise, as done to or suffered by a person or thing Gif him ǽnig hearm of þám drence becymð, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 32. Þá cýdde man mé ꝥ ús mára hearm tó fundode þonne ús wel lícode, and þá fór ic . . . into Denmearcon þe eów mǽst

Linked entry: hearm-fullic

sægen

(n.)
Grammar
sægen, sæcgen, segen, e; f.

a saying, statement, assertiontradition, report, story a narration, relation

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a saying, statement, assertion Ðá sægde se Clitus ðæt Philippus máre hæfde gedón ðonne hé. Hé ðá Alexander áhleóp, and hiene for ðære sægene ofslóg, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 130, 30. Heora biscopas from hiora godum sǽden ðæt hié ðæt gefeoht forbuden. Ac Papirius

Linked entries: segen sæcgen

symbel

(n.)
Grammar
symbel, symel, es; n.

a feast, banquet, entertainmenta feast,

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a feast, banquet, entertainment Him (Adam and Eve) . . . and hyra eaferum swá wearð sárlíc symbel, Exon. Th. 226, 15;Ph. 406. Him (the blessed) is symbel and dreám, 353, 12;Sch. 96. Se becom tó Prisce, ðǽr hé deófolgeldum geald. Ðá gelaþode hé hine tó

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Add: to come upon by chance or in the course of events. to come across, meet with a person or thing Ðú findst (fintst, v. l.) wið hwone ðú meant flítan contra quos valeatis vos extendere, semper invenitis, Past. 331, 5. Ic gehátan dearr þæt þú þǽr treówe

heorte

breastbosomwillintellectmindsoulintentwilldesireinclinationdispositiontemperamentcharacter

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Add: the heart as organ of an animal's body Gif þín heorte ace ad cardiacos, Lch. iii. 42, l. Þǽre heortan þá líflican cordis uitalia, t. lxxiv, 26. Bán bið funden on heortes heortan, Lch. i. 338, 6. Gyf hwá onbútan his heortan oþþe on his breóstum sár

beorg

(n.)
Grammar
beorg, beorh, biorg, biorh; gen. beorges; dat. beorge; pl. nom. acc. beorgas; gen. beorga; dat. beorgum; m.

a hillmountaincollismonsa heapBURROW or barrowa heap of stonesplace of burialtumulus

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a hill, mountain; collis, mons On Sýne beorg on Sion's hill Exon. 20 b; Th. 54, 29; Cri. 876. Óþ ða beorgas ðe man hǽt Alpis to the mountains which they call the Alps Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 44; 16, 17. Ǽlc múnt and beorh byþ genyðerod omnis mons et collis

Linked entries: beorh berg biorg